Picture frame machine



July 23, 1935. s. VVARIEUR PICTURE FRAME MACHINE Filed Oct. 1, 1934 2 Sheets-Sheet l meior: Stonz'o Varzwr,

July 23, 1935. s. VARIEUR 2,009,153

PICTURE FRAME MACHINE Filed. Oct. 1, 1954 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 560m Vaw'o'e nor,

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Patented July 23, 1935 2,009,153

UNITED mam FRAME" amt... Stonio Varieur, New York; N. Y., assignorftoRc liance Picture Frame Co.1Inc .;,'New York, 'N.'Y.,

a corporation of New York- I Application October 1, 1934, Serial No. 746,469; 91Claims. (Cl.'1443): The invention while especially adapted for ing upward anddownward inguideways against picture frame machines maybe employed orused the tension of a spring l which normally tends. in connection with frames of other sorts and to hold the knives-in the :upper position. In this other devices. upper position the framemember or molding X 5 In making such frames a bead or frame memmay be properly placed upon the bed I l where it 5 her is cut so as to .interfit with an adjacent'memmay. beheld in position by a pressure shoe 45 her. The cut may be so made as to prepare'for preferably made of some soft :resilient material the adjacent members for interfitting atthe same so. as not'to'injure the frame or molding. The time. The adjacent members in the completed pressureshoe 45 is held onto the molding X by 10' frame are held together in appropriate position a pressure block I6 carried by a pressure bar I1. 10 and this may be done by means of a1nail or the suitably positioned on aportion'of the main framelike passed through bothmembers. In order to of the, machine -and normally held downward facilitate this and at the same time to prevent against/the frame member X by a suitable spring or reduce the opportunity of. splitting of one. or [8; It will be understood that this pressure J5- both members a hole frequently is bored in at mechanism allows thev machine to receive. and least one member in a position to receive the fashold in. a resilient manner moldings or frame tening'nail which going through the hole may members of various'sizes and shapes. The moldpass into the other member and so attach the two ing X when inserted is placed and held on the members together. When this procedure has base II and also againstthebacking member I9 been adopted it'has been customary to make the supported on the main frame. As illustrated 20 cut by one'machine and then by separate and inparticularly. in Figs. 2 and 4 the backing member dependentmeans make the hole. It is a purpose l9 has an aperture 20 iniitadjacent one end of of the present inventionto provide a single mathe molding X as out which is adjacentthe cutchine for cutting and drilling or boring the hole. tingrknife I2. Through this aperture passes a v Preferably such a machine will operate to cut and drill or boring device 21 which may be operated 5 bore simultaneously although this may not' be by any suitable mechanism here illustrated as an essential to the invention in all its aspects. electric motor .22; The electric motor 22 is In the accompanying drawings showing emmounted ona bed 23 having downwardly dependbodiments of the invention Figure 1 isa side eleing runners 24 which engage guide rods 25 which cation of a machine for boring and cutting. Fig. extend-rearwardly from brackets 26 depending 2 is a top plan view of such a machine, portions from some part of the main frame such as the being broken away to better disclose details of bed member |l. The motorbed 23 at one or both the structure. Fig. 3 is a fragmentary. horizonsides may be provided with a suitable device such tal section of a portion of a guide for the drilling as the ball bearingZl which is. engaged by a pair I means. Fig. 4 is a fragmentary vertical section of suitably inclined runways or guides'28 depend! 35;

of a portion of the structure associated with the ing from a lug 29 to which the spring is attached drilling means, Fig. 5 is a side elevation of one and which is carried by the vertically reciprocatof the cutting blades which cooperates with the ing carriage M. It will'be noted that the upper drilling mechanism and Fig. 6 'is afragmentaryend of the spring 15- depends from a-forwardly side elevation of an optional meansfor operating projecting rear member'30 of the main frame of 4.0 the cutting mechanism. Fig. '7 is a diagramthe machine. Extending from the forward frame matic fragmentary plan showing the frame memmember 51.0 to the. rear frame member 36 is at her in position in the machine. bar 3! provided with-a slot 32 through which Themachine comprisesaframe including memp sses a b lt 3 having. atits end a Wing 111111 34 bers In on which is carried a bed or base plate which carries and holds in place the bearing block 45 II on which may be arranged the uncut molding 35 which acts as a guide for thelower ends of the or frame member to be operated on-in a well guide bars 28. Depending from the reciprocatknown way. The character or number of knives. ing head l4 isshown an operating rod 36 which or cutting devices employed is not essential to the may be operated up and down by any suitable present invention, but in the particular machine means. In Fig. 1 a. cylinder 31 operated by hy-- 50 shown a pair of cutting knives l2 and i3 are. draulic pressure is illustrated. In .Fig. 6' an shown arranged at right angles and associated ordinary foot pedal 38 is illustrated for operating with suitable adjusting mechanism well known the rod 36. in the art. The knives l2 and I3, are carried by When a piece of frame is placed in the ma-v aframe member l4 which is capable of reciprocatchine as illustrated in Fig. 4 the rod 36 may be 55 depressed against the tension of the spring Hi. This will bring the apparatus to the condition illustrated. Thus the knives I 2 and I 3 will descend and cut the frame member X and at the same time the lowering of the guides 28 will cause the motor 23 to be forced to the left in Fig. 1 thus bringing the drill 2| through the aperture 20 and into the frame member X. As illustrated in Fig. 2 the drill 2| is so placed that it passes through the frame member X at the point where the frame member is cut. Normally this would cause the drill to engage and be stopped by the cutting blade. In order that'the drill may go entirely through the cut portion of the frame member an aperture 39 is provided in they face of;

The lower cutting edge I!) the cutting knife l2. of the cutting knife I2 is not disturbed but is left whole. It is thus possible to make "a'clean cut of the frame and begin the drilling before the cut is completed. By the time the drill 21 has advanced far enough to go through the frame member the blade 12 will hav'ebeen lowered so that the drill 21 is not imbedded bythe blade l2 but the aperture is in position to receive the drill. I r

In the diagrammatic showing of Fig. 7 a strip of frame X is illustrated in position to be cut by the knives l2 and I 3 and to be drilled by the drill 2| approaching from the side opposite from the knife 12. Adjustments of various sorts in connection with the blades and cutting "mechanism may be provided and the-speed and extent of movement of the drill 2|. may to some extent be varied by turning the guides 28 as on a pivot about the bolt or bearing M by which they are suspended from the lug 29. This adjustment of the guides 28 may be accomplished by movement of the uide block 35 as the bolt 33-is moved in the slot 32. v

Various kinds of power maybe employed to operate the machine it being understood that suitable force will be used to cut and drill the frame member X whatever its size or .inaterial. The same or different power. may be applied to operate the drill and to operate the cutting mechanism. It is immaterial whether the current for the electric motor 23 illustrated 'is supplied :by suitable means operatedon the beginning or during the downward movement of the cutting de-- vice or whether the motor is continuously in operation. The current may be supplied to the motor 23 in'iany suitablemannerr The drilling is performed during the advance movement of the motor and the rotation of the drill may be confined to that portionof the time or may be continuous. a

It is to be understood that the size of the drill 21 is immaterial to the present invention. The operator may be relied upon to select and employ a'suitable drill for whatever frame member is being treated. Likewise the invention mayv be embodied in a wide variety of forms, sizes and structures other than those specifically illustrated.

I claim as my invention:

1. Means for cutting the end of a frame member, and means for drilling a hole in the member toward the cutting means while the cutting means is in cutting position.

2. Means forcutting the end of a frame member, and means for drilling a hole in the member directly at the cut portion as the cutting operation takes place.

3. Means for cutting the end of a frame member, and means for simultaneously drilling a hole in the member directly at the cut portion.

4. Means for cuttl'ng the end of a frame member, means for drilling a hole in the member toward the cutting means the cutting means being in cutting position and means associated with the cutting means for causing the drilling means to move toward the cutting means.

5. Means for, cutting the end of a frame member including a reciprocable blade, means for reciprocating the blade, means for drilling-a hole in the member at the cut portion, and means associated'with the cutting means to cause the drilling means to advance toward the blade when it is reciprocated in cutting direction.

6. Means for cutting the end of a frame member including a reciprocable blade, means for reciprocating the blade, means for drilling a hole in the member at the cut portion, andmeans associated with the cutting means to cause the drilling means to advance toward the blade when it is reciprocated in cutting direction, the blade having a recess-to allow the end of the cutting means to pass the cut edge of the member.

7 Means for cutting the end of a frame member including a reciprocable blade, means for reciprocating the blade, means for drilling a hole in the member at the cut portion, a guide for the drilling means, and a cam slot engaging the drilling means and attached to the cutting blade so that on movement of the cutting blade the drilling means moves on its guide at right angles to the movement of the cutting blade.

8. Means for cutting the end of a frame member including a reciprocable blade, means for reciprocating the blade, means for drilling a hole in the member at theycut portion, and means associated with the cutting means to cause the drilling means to advance toward the blade when it :is reciprocated in cutting direction, the blade havinga recess above the cutting edge to allow the end of the-cutting means to pass the cut edge of the member.

9-. Means for cutting the end of airame member-and means for cutting :a hole in the member toward the cutting means, the cutting member provided with means to allow the end of the cutting means to pass the cut edge. ;of the member. i,

. STONIO VARIEUR. 

